Consume consumable assets

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To consume consumable assets, they must have a state of In Stock and a substate of Available.

Before you begin

Role required: itil, asset, or itil_admin

Procedure

Navigate to All > Asset > Portfolios > Consumables.
Select the Display Name of a consumable asset with a state of In Stock and a substate of Available.
Select Consume.
Enter the Quantity to consume.
In Asset, select the lookup icon and select the asset associated with the consumable.

For example, a mouse tracked as a consumable asset can be associated with a non-consumable asset such as a computer.
In User, select the lookup icon and select a user associated with the consumable.
Select OK.

On the Consumable form, the Quantity field shows the reduced number. The Consumables list contains two records for the consumable in the specific stockroom: one with a state and substate of In Stock and Available (if you did not consume the entire quantity), and one with a state of Consumed. If a consumable is not in the process of being transferred to a different stockroom and information in the data record is the same, similar records merge automatically. After a consumable is consumed, the record remains in the system for reporting purposes.

Parent Topic:Consumables life cycle

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# Consume consumable assets

To consume consumable assets, they must have a state of **In Stock** and a substate of **Available**.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil, asset, or itil\_admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Asset** &gt; **Portfolios** &gt; **Consumables**.

2. Select the **Display Name** of a consumable asset with a state of **In Stock** and a substate of **Available**.

3. Select **Consume**.

4. Enter the **Quantity** to consume.

5. In **Asset**, select the lookup icon and select the asset associated with the consumable.

For example, a mouse tracked as a consumable asset can be associated with a non-consumable asset such as a computer.

6. In **User**, select the lookup icon and select a user associated with the consumable.

7. Select **OK**.

On the **Consumable** form, the **Quantity** field shows the reduced number. The Consumables list contains two records for the consumable in the specific stockroom: one with a state and substate of **In Stock** and **Available** \(if you did not consume the entire quantity\), and one with a state of **Consumed**. If a consumable is not in the process of being transferred to a different stockroom and information in the data record is the same, similar records merge automatically. After a consumable is consumed, the record remains in the system for reporting purposes.

**Parent Topic:**[Consumables life cycle](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/asset-management/c_FollowLifeCycleConsumbl.md)